Podcast: Hope is not a strategy: What a more dangerous world means for New Zealand
Dr Oliver Hartwich
Major General John G. Howard, MNZM (Ret)
19 February, 2026
In this episode, Oliver Hartwich speaks with retired Major General John Howard, whose 40-year military career included a senior executive role at the US Defense Intelligence Agency.
Howard explains New Zealand is strategically underprepared for a more contested world, lacking clear national security and intelligence strategies, modern capability and sustained investment to protect a trading nation's interests.
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